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IIZIIIIIIIIIIHII ATTO UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

cnAntES A. uUssEY, on NEW YORK, n. ASSIGNOR TO M. J. PAILLAED .tco, orsAnE rLAoE.

ELECTRIC MUSIC-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,684, dated February17, 1891.

Application filed December 29, 1888. Renewed November 25, 1890. SerialNo, 372,579. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. lIUssEY, of the city, county, and Stateof New York, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Electric Music-Boxes, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in music-boxes having a comb anda pin-cylinder for vibratin g the teeth of the comb.

The object of my invention is to provide an electric motor for rotatingthe cylinder and a contrivance for breaking the circuit at the end ofthe tune when desired.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts anddetails, as will be fully described hereinafter, and finally be pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of part of myimproved electric music-box. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectionalView of the same on line {13, Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and lare detail sectionalviews showing the parts of the circuit breaking and closing devices indifferent positions. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the under side of theplate on which the mechanism is fastened. Fig. 6 is a diagram viewshowing the electrical connections.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The cylinder A, having the usual pins for vibrating the teeth of thecomb B, is driven by the cog-wheel C, cngaginga pinion c made integralwith the cog-wheel C, which in turn is driven by a cog-wheel C engagingthe cogwheel 0 on the same shaft with the wormshaft 0, engaging the wormD, passing through an aperture in the base-plate E and having its lowerend mounted in abridge D, fastened to a plate E, projecting from theunder side of the base-plate. The spindle D et the worm D is provided atits upper end with a shoulder I), upon which the lower end of thespindle F can rest, the lower end of said spindle being made tubular, soas to receive that part of the spindle D projecting above the shoulder DSaid part of the spindle D is provided with a transverse pin D", whichpasses into two opposite longitudinal slits or notches F in the lowertubular end of the spindle F, so that the spindle D can be car riedalong and rotated by the spindle F. On the spindle F is mounted thecommutator G and the two electro-magnets H H, which are arranged atright angles and are provided on their ends with pole pieces J, theouter faces of which are segmental, so as to adapt said magnets torotate between the two segmental upright plates Z, forming a fixedarmature, and which are fastened on the base-plate and united at theirupper ends by a cross-piece Z, in which the upper end of the spindle Fis mounted to rotate. The two electro-magnets ll H are connected withthe sections of the commutator by wires 72 7b, as shown in Fig. 2. Abrush J is secured to a lever J, pivoted on a bracket J, which isinsulated from the base-plate E. The contact-spring K is secured to theinsulated piece K on the under side of the base-plate, as shown in Fig.The wheel 0 is provided in one face with a circular groove M, having anotch M, in which groove a pin Ncan travel that projects from the end ofa lever O, pivoted below the base-plate, and on the opposite end of saidlever a spring P acts, which presses said opposite end upward, therebypressing the pin LT against the outer circumference of the groove ill.

A lever Q is pivoted on the under side of the base-plate and projectsfrom one end of the same to permit of manipulating it by means of theusual hand-levers provided on musicboxes, and on the opposite end ofsaid lever Q a cam R is fastened, which can act on the cam end S of thelever O and press the same downward.

The box T of the music-box is provided on each side with two tubularnipples T T, into which tips on the end of the flexible cords a and acan be inserted, said cords being connected with a battery Z) or othersource of electricity. The nipple T is connected by a wire (I with oneend of a switch-lever U, pivotcd on an ebonite plate U on the top of thebase-plate E. Said lever can slide over three metallic buttons Y Y Y onthe ebonite plate U, which buttons V Y Y are connected by German silveror other resistance-wires ff.

The switch-button Y is connected by a wire g with one end of the springK. The brushlever J is connected by a wire m with the nipple T.

The operation is as follows: \Vhen the circuit is closed, the magnets HH are rotated and rotate the spindle F, which rotates the worm-spindle Dfrom which by means of the worm-wheel and cog-wheels motion istransmitted to the cog-wheel O, and the same rotates the pin-cylinder A.Said pin-cylinder A continues to rotate until the circuit is broken.When the cam R is in the position shown in Fig. 3 and the pin N is notopposite the notch M ,the cam end S of the lever O is lowered andpressed againstthe free-end of the spring K, whereby the circuit isclosed,

said circuit being as follows: From the bat-.

tery through'the wire a to the nipple T, the brush-lever J, the brush J1 the commutator G, the two magnets II II, the armature-plates Z, thebase-plate E, the lever O, the spring K, the wire-g, theswitch-block V,the switch-lever U, the wire (Z, the nipple T the wire a, back to thebattery I). As soon as thepin N arrivesat the notch M it snaps intothesame under the action of the spring P, and thus contact. between thecam end S of the lever O and the spring K is broken, and thereby thecircuit is broken, thus causing a stoppage of the machine. Vhcn it isdesired to start the machine, the lever Q is moved in such a manner asto force the camR against the cam end S-of the lever O,'whereby said camend S will be depressed and brought into the position.

shown in Fig. 4. The circuit is thus completed through the cam end S andthe contact-spring K, the electro-motor is put in operation, and thecylinder rotated.

\Vhen it is desired that the playing mechanism shall stop at the nexttune-that is, at the time when the pin N next arrives at the .notch Mthelever Q is moved so as to bring the cam R from the position shown inFig. 4 into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that when the pin Narrives at said notch M it can'snap. into the same and thus the oppositeend of thelever O-raised and the circuit broken between the cam-lever Oand the contact-spring K. v

. For some tunes it is desirable to have the cylinder rotate at agreater or less speed than for-other tunes, and for this reason theswitch has been provided. In case the pin-cylinder is to rotate rapidlythe swingingend of the switch-lever "U is brought in contact with theswitch-block V, so that none of the current passes through theresistance-wires f f In case less speed is desired the switch-lever ismoved so as to bring its end in contact with the switch-block V, so thatthe current will be compelled to pass through the resistancewire F. Incase it is desired to have the pincylinder rotate still more slowly thelever U is brought in contact with the switch-block V so that thecurrent will be compelled to pass through the resistance-wires f and f.

The motor can be lifted off and removed without disconnecting any wireswhatever, as the motor simply rests upon the worm-spindle, and motion istransmitted from the motor-spindle to the worm-spindle by the pin 1).

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to securebyLetters Patent 1. The combination, with a music-box comb and apin-cylinder, of an electromotor for rotating the pin-cylinder, a levercontrolled by one of the moving parts of the music-box mechanism andserving to operate a circuit breaker or closer, and a cam acting on saidlever, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a music-box comb and pin-cylinder, of anelectromotor for rotat contact-spring, said lever being in circuit withthe battery, substantially as set forth.

The combination, with a comb and .pincylinder, of gearing for operatingthe said pincylinder, a worm connected with said gearing and providedwith a shoulder near its upper end, and a transverse pin on that partabove the shoulder, a l'notor-spindle having a bore in its lower end andnotches in the sides of said bore for receiving the upper end of theworm-spindle, and the pins on the same,-substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a comb and pincylinder, of gearing for rotatingsaid pi n-cylinder, a worm connected with said gearing,

an armature detachably connected with said Witnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNZ, JOHN A. STRALEY.

